Kerala Plus Two Communicative English (DHSE) case studies
Kerala Plus Two Communicative English (DHSE) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Communicative English is the optional English paper offered at the Higher Secondary (Plus Two) level under the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, and is normally taken alongside the compulsory English course. It suits students who want a practical command of English - reading unfamiliar texts quickly, writing letters, reports, notices and articles, and speaking and listening with confidence - rather than a purely literary training. The Kerala Plus Two Communicative English (DHSE) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,259 words.
1Inference, restatement and over-reading in an unseen passage
At St Xavier's HSS, Kollam, the Plus Two English club is finalising a reading-skills worksheet before Monday's revision class. The unseen passage reads: 'The hamlet of Puthuvype wakes before the sun.
657 words, about 3 min2Notice, report and the register shift between them
The Govt HSS, Palakkad, will hold its Arts Day inter-house competitions on 14 November, 9 a.m., in the school auditorium. Entries must reach the cultural secretary by 11 November, 4 p.m.; late entries will not be accepted.
636 words, about 3 min3Diagnosing grammar against register in an application letter
Anu of Plus Two Commerce, Govt HSS, Thrissur, drafts a covering letter for the post of library assistant at the District Public Library, advertised in a newspaper on 5 June. The closing date is 20 June.
650 words, about 3 min4Reading subtext in a one-act scene
For a revision class on drama, the Plus Two teachers at HSS Muvattupuzha wrote a short scene modelled on the prescribed one-act plays, to practise reading subtext. The extract runs: MOTHER: 'You have kept the ticket?' SON: 'In the folder.' MOTHER: '[She folds the same towel a second time.] The folder is in the trunk.' SON: 'I know.' MOTHER: 'Your father's trunk.' SON: 'I know, Amma.' MOTHER: '[Folding the towel again.] Take the blue blanket.
665 words, about 3 min5Repairing a school-office telephone call
Sneha, a Plus Two volunteer, is alone in the school office at Govt HSS, Kottayam, when the phone rings. The caller is the mother of a 12 B student, asking about the parent-teacher meeting.
651 words, about 3 min